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==Modern Illuminati==
Several recent and present-day [[fraternal order]]s claim to be descended from the original Bavarian Illuminati and openly use the name "Illuminati". Some of these groups use a variation on the name "The Illuminati Order" in the name of their own organisations,<ref>Weishaupt, Adam. The Illuminati Series. Hyperreality Books, 2011. 6 vols.</ref> while others, such as [[Ordo Templi Orientis]], have ''Epopt'' or ''Perfect Pontiff of the Illuminati'' as a grade within their organisation's degree structure. However, there is no evidence that these present-day groups have any real connection to the historic order. They have not amassed significant political power or influence and most, rather than trying to remain secret, promote unsubstantiated links to the Bavarian Illuminati as a means of attracting membership.<ref name="McKeown">{{cite web|last=McKeown |first=Trevor W. |title=A Bavarian Illuminati Primer |url=http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/texts/illuminati.html |publisher=Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon A.F. & A.M. |access-date=27 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101164201/http://www.freemasonry.bcy.ca/texts/illuminati.html |archive-date=1 January 2011 |date=16 February 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>